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Source Description
A man in scholar's robes approaches two women--all of them unidentified, though one cataloguer thought they were a famous 4th-century calligrapher and two of his wives. Du Jin, who nicknamed himself "Antiquated and Crazy," was a Nanjing painter who earned a minor post in the official exam but became a full-time professional painter instead.Spurious signature of Tang Yin (1470-1524).
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Document identity
localId
28792
label
Wang Xianzhi [Wang Hsien-Chih] and Two Wives Among Willows and Rocks
core
obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
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28792
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Wang Xianzhi [Wang Hsien-Chih] and Two Wives Among Willows and Rocks
description
A man in scholar's robes approaches two women--all of them unidentified, though one cataloguer thought they were a famous 4th-century calligrapher and two of his wives. Du Jin, who nicknamed himself "Antiquated and Crazy," was a Nanjing painter who earned a minor post in the official exam but became a full-time professional painter instead.Spurious signature of Tang Yin (1470-1524).
provenance
Panama Pacific International Exposition, China Pavilion, San Francisco, 1915 [no. 10]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1500-1525 (Ming)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
kakemono
scroll paintings
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
162.2
height
99.3
dimensionsRaw
L: 63 7/8 x W: 39 1/8 in. (162.2 x 99.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
inscriptions
[Mark] lower right; [Seal] lower center; [Seal] upper left; [Seal] upper right
dynasty
Ming [Ming] Dynasty
med
ink and colors on silk mounted on cloth
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7156
7156
17949
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CHN
exhibition_ids
none
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photo
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photo
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